Who's got the biggest?

Well Imust confess... the pictures were posted for a friend here in Brooklyn... I grow on my roof... and have only smaller more exotic ones.. He has a real pile more than me... and I guess he is the only plant nut.. that's nuttier.. as well as devoting more time [ between him and his attendents ..] and considerabilly more money into his.. bet his monthly electric bill in the winterfor plant lights is over $800...alone.. I'll get himto post his own pictures for the contest.but I'm sure he's not interested...so relax. ..
Pictures following showing the level of his obsession. you've seen the 4' x 4' x 4 ' planters [ he has many many dozen of these ...he moves them about with a fork lift.. and crew. and everything goes inside the 160' long 50' wide warehouse on this pier.. this picture is one side of the warehouse... the next will be the other side..of his private collection


This message was edited Aug 20, 2006 2:17 PM

OK here is the other side

Now THAT is dedication! LOL Awesome!

Most my colorful colocasias have been around 2 feet long this illustrius is right around 2 feet long

Colocasia black magic right around 27 inches still not close to the largest ones I have seen?

Alocasia portdora leaves around 44 inches long

Colocasia nancys revenge 30 inch long leaves but hardly any white coloration at all. SUCKS

Alocasia rubra Macrorrhiza this is a macrorrhiza with red stems the leaves are around 40 inches long. I am doing the photos myself and will put up better photos once I am ready to put in my final leaves up.

OK here is the one to beat. This leaf is 4 feet 1 inch long 50 inches. Its a monster LOL.

This message was edited Aug 26, 2006 8:49 PM

Its leaf is also 43 inches across. Hopefully the next few leaves will put on a few more inches.

Wow!

Brian-
Can you post a photo of the Alocasia rubra with the whole plant?
I would love to see the red stems.
Recently I got 'lutea' with the yellow stems and I am in love.

ROX

Gee, what are you feeding it? Steroids? Mine is growing.......

I don't have the heart to cut off this bloom on my Ears.

Wow, has that keyhole thingy towards the bottom, is that normal? My Thai giant bloomed, I wanted to cut them, but just couldn't.

I'm terrible when I first see one getting ready to bloom I pull it out. I don't want my ears supplying engery to a bloom instead of the leaf. I know I am terrible.

Me too, usually, 2pug, but I just had to see what it looked like. I even let some of my illustris bloom....

My 'Big Dippers' are flowering now.
I personally like the flowers so always leave them on.
Hmmm I have macro pollen................lol

Ric

Ric, we wanna see.. :)

picture please. I think my Big Dipper didn't make it.

Here's Big Dipper in flower.

Ric

Ric, that's beautiful, do you have pollen?

What a great thread!
Not sure how we are measuring,tip to tip?

Root, where you been? Somebody was asking about you today. Nice ear you got there.

Thanks,I will try to get in more often,I peeked into the Brug forum,I have to pretty much start my plant collection over,I did manage to save a few Ears and 3 Brugs.

Root!
Welcome back!
If there's anything you need........don't hesitate!

Ric

ROOTDOC!!!! If you are willing to overwinter, I am willing to share. :)

Thanks Ric! it has rained good here,so I got some time to get in here and do a little reading,I have been missing my time here.

Great ear we are measuring from the tip of one lobe to the bottom tip of the leaf. So furthest distance horizontally on leaf. It can get hard with out help from another person to get a good pic of the whole leaf.

I guess I should start a thread so I am not hyjacking this great thread,LOL!

Glad to see you back.

Well shoot, my ears sure suck.

Rj, yours are incredible. I didn't know you had so many, I am impressed. Of course Brians would be great too! And of course I am rooting for Root also.

BUT................... WOWO Gordon, your friends abode takes the grande prize. Just incredible. Does he live there on the wharf and have that collection as his front yard? I just can't believe how great it looks. Does he do all that just for his own enjoyment or does he rent them out for parties or whatever?

Hi, wanted to share one more pic of my Lime Zinger. A friend (N2birds) posted one a while back. It grabs everyones attention that comes over. It along with a couple more have taken over the bed.

Very nice!!

Wow! I did'nt realize Lime Zinger would get that big! Love it!

If Brian says the one up higher is the largest HE has ever seen, then I bet our chances our slim of every seeing one that big, short of having a conservatory. LOL

Beautiful, mine isn't nearly that size but it is in a pot. Maybe next year I'll try it in the ground.

Well.. times up for me. Had to bring in the EEs...Wed. is suppopsed to hit a low of 40F.

Potted up more than 228 EE (I had help from a friend...lots of Advil and a Jacuzzi).

Most were between 6" and 4 ft but a few were giants.

Here is a picture of me with a A. macrorrhiza and a C. Fontanesii. I am 5'8".

Leaf pictures.
A. macrorrhiza

C. esculenta "Fontanesii"

Even the flowers are huge.